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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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